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Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Governor of New York (1929-32). President of the United States (1933-45).

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The Atlantic Charter

by Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Winston Churchill

14 August 1941

"The President of the United States and the Prime Minister, Mr. Churchill, representing H.M. Government in the United Kingdom, have met at sea. They have been accompanied by officials of their two Governments, including high-ranking officers of their military, naval and air services.
The whole (…)

The Four Freedoms Speech

by Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Washington D. C. (États-Unis) | 6 January 1941

1941 State of the union adress
Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, members of the 77th Congress:
I address you, the members of this new Congress, at a moment unprecedented in the history of the union. I use the word “unprecedented” because at no previous time has American security been as seriously (…)